I thought I’d share a couple more photos from our drive last Saturday.  After our walk in downtown Suisun, we drove some of the backroads between Fairfield and Vacaville.  These two shots were actually taken right across the road from each other in the fading light, as the sun had already dipped down behind the hills.  There is a haze in the first image from smoke we could see in the distance.  I reduced clarity to blur the image a bit, enhancing the hazy quality.

I liked the shapes of the bare branches and fence on the hill across the road silhouetted against the cloudless sky.  I converted it to a black and white in Lightroom and then added back some color on the tree and hill using a texture.

Last Saturday I was itching to get out and shoot some photos.  It had been a fairly stressful week, as weeks go, and, I felt a drive and some new scenery would be good for both of us. I thought of the little town of Suisun, which, although it is nearby, we hardly ever visit.  I looked online and noticed there was a lighthouse.  Lighthouse? In downtown Suisun? We drove over and and discovered the Suisun Harbor Lighthouse. Built in 2006, it is just 52 feet high- and does not guide ships.  It instead is a beacon leading people to the harbor area of the newly revitalized downtown.

I was drawn to the stripes.  This shot, converted to black and white, is my favorite.

The  cows were out when I walked over to the edge of our development at sunrise.  They stared me down while I photographed the barbed wire fence and eventually moved on. I was concentrating on a shallow depth of field- so you might have to take my word for it that these are indeed cows.

And here is a shot of the same fence- but looking toward the sun.

What a peaceful way to start the day!